One of the people that was hard to tell was Leslie, who had been Esa's trainer at Petsmart. We stayed in touch after training was done, and Leslie also came over to visit Zed when we first got him. Esa LOVED Leslie and her classes at Petsmart.
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| Puppy Class Graduation June 2007 |
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| Intermediate Class Graduation December 2007 |
Advanced Class Graduation
June 2008
Our neighborhood friends are also reaching out. If it wasn't for Esa, we wouldn't have meet so many of our neighbors.
One is Esa's neighborhood "sister", April. April was also adopted from Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation around the same time as Esa.
One of the neighborhood dogs that Esa is now playing with in heaven is Rugby who passed away last year of cancer. Rugby was younger than Esa and were best friends.
Rugby (l.) with
Esa at the Doggy Dip 2009
Esa at the Doggy Dip 2009
Rugby's mom, Moo, stopped us when we were walking Zed yesterday and really helped us because we know she understands. Moo gave us the best advice and guidance for the future - how it's going to get better, then worse, then better and when we think we are ready, waiting because the emotions will start flooding back with the new pet.
Today (actually as I was typing this in), our neighbor, Elijah, who is about 13, brought over flowers and a wonderful card. What he wrote in the card was from the heart and brought tears to my eyes. Dan said when he gave him the card and flowers, Elijah couldn't even speak it ("Is Esa...") and just said "I'm sorry for your loss" with his head down.
Elijah has some great memories with Esa. He used to come over almost daily and play with her in our yard when she was a pup. He also used to tell his family that Esa was "his dog". Esa loved playing with him too. Unfortunately, I never got pictures of them playing.
Today is rough just because it's a week later. The first snowfall of the year and Esa would have loved it.
Thank you for all of the support this last week. We appreciate it, and it hasn't gone unnoticed.
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